Punning
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Given to making puns; exhibiting a pun or play on words: as, a
punning
reply.
noun.
The practice of making puns.
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verb.
Present participle of
pun
.
noun.
The action of the verb to pun.
adjective.
That which makes or uses a pun.
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noun.
a humorous play on words
Word Usage
"I would ban anyone who engages in punning like this."
cross-reference
punning arms
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
fun
play
sport
verb-stem
pun